Yangtze (aka the baiji, if it still exists)
Amazonian (aka the boto)
Indus / Ganges River
Irrawaddy
Franciscana

Family Phocoenidae (the true porpoises)

Vaquita
Dall’s
Burmeister’s
Harbor
Spectacled
Finless

I did it!! This either makes me the most awesome marine educator this side of the Mississippi River or the biggest obsessive cetacean nerd (with a blog) on the web. Hmm. I think I’ll let all of you decide which one it is.

Two thoughts. A) This listing of Delphinidae species is open to some debate. As I mention in Part One, there’s some arguments over which species to recognize as their own and which are truly subspecies especially among the humpback dolphins and the spinner dolphins.

B) I repeatedly flubbed and wrote the porpoise family as ‘Phocidae’ while I was studying instead of ‘Phocoenidae’ (as I thankfully correctly listed above). Those three little letters change the family entirely, from porpoises to the true seals! And speaking of true seals, I think that might be my next personal challenge: memorize and list all the living members of the order Pinnipedia.

Too bad I’m not challenging myself to list the Sirenians (the manatees and dugongs). With just four species that would be cake! For my next challenge I think I’ll take on the pinnipeds. . or the 350+ species of shark. What would you suggest?

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